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General information - Location

Country	Latvia
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.35,Lat: 56.706
Elevation	40 meter above sea level
Local time	21:43:26pm
Name province/region	Baldones novads
Name Subregion	Baldones

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Avoti	4.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Baldone	4.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Mencendarbe	8.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Dimzukalns	8.4 km	SouthWest
5 Misa	13.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Rīga	Latvia	31 km	NorthWest
2 Vilnius	Lithuania	231 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tallinn	Estonia	303 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Gulf of Riga is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 42 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Lielupe. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Rīgas ūdenskrātuve (28.5 km² at a distance of 13.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Latvian-Lithuanian border with a straight distance of 40.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Riga International Airport (at a distance of 34 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38.8 km2

49.4%

Nature

3.1 km2

3.9%

Agriculture

34.7 km2

44.1%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vārpas in country Latvia

Vārpas at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Riga	Latvia	31 km	NorthWest
2 Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė)	Lithuania	205 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vilnius Historic Centre	Lithuania	233 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Kaleju tirelis	LV	14 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vārpas
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vārpas

Type of weather in Vārpas	clear sky
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1019 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	16 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	04:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:22 Europe/Amsterdam